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A few driving questions?

1) What is a good site for equipment?

If you have a horse that has a calm demeanor and is willing to learn, you can teach your horse how to drive. Be aware that only you can ascertain if your horse is suited for driving training or not and not every horse makes a good driver. No matter if you choose to teach your horse to drive by pulling objects or doing obstacles, you will need to work with your horse on a frequent basis. Most horses that are trained to drive, seem to thoroughly enjoy the challenge. They also need to learn to trust your judgment as to when you’re going to pull the reigns and show the horse when to avoid an obstacle.If your horse is at least 2 years old and in good health, you can usually begin driving training. You will usually need a breaking cart, proper harness, a large enclosed area, a driving whip and lots of time. Most of all, take your time during training and go slow. If your horse seems stressed or is having trouble, slow down and repeat the lesson the next day. I only use leather. Leather lasts longer & is nice in hand.

Here is a lot to read about driving. Read everything you can & it will help when your out training.

http://equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/sports/driving/

Here are for books. I have about 6 of them. They are great to have. Just in case & good to look back to when no one is around for you to ask.

http://www.drivingessentials.com/books_driving_single_horse.htm

This is a great site. I use it often.

http://www.drivingessentials.com/driving.html

Horse Tack : The Complete Equipment Guide for Riding and Driving by Richardson, $12.90

1965 Ad Wheel Horse Lawn Garden Tractor Power Equipment Wheel-a-Matic Drive $35.95

Futura 2-bay Car Wash equipment rack w/dir. drive CAT Pumps & 4.5 horse motors $1,550.00

Breaking & Training the Driving Horse $40.00 Doris Ganton has been driving horses for both show and pleasure since she was a teenager. For 40 years she has been a competitor, a teacher, a senior judge with the American Driving Society of the American Horse Shows Association. She holds the Silver Medal in four-in-hand driving from the German national Equestrian federation. In this unique video she shares the secrets of her success, a syste…

EZ Jack Wheel Chock $68.73 EZ Jack® Wheel Chock The EZ Jack is made of heavy-duty cast aluminum for rugged use in extreme weight and weather conditions. It’s one-piece lightweight construction allows for easy in handling and storage. It is designed to provide a firm hold on just about any surface. It is ideal for parking your trailer or chocking on inclines. EZ Jack also serves as the perfect solution for leveling recreati…

Tough-1 Cotton Harness Driving Long Lines $19.90 Extra long with durable cotton webbing, these lines feature a sure grip handhold and rugged reinforced snap ends. They are partially rounded to allow easy use of the surcingle. Lines measure 24′ total length with the first 4′ on each side rounded so they will work with an overcheck bridle and the last 4′ with leather ends for better grip and control. Comes with a metal buckles in the middle so tha…

Horseshoe Cross Ties 2 Pack – Part #: 3008 $14.99 2 each cross ties made from real horseshoes….

Farming with Horses (Country Workshop) $13.75 In the early twentieth century, the proliferation of farm tractors dramatically eased the burden on America’s farmers. It seemed the day of the horse-drawn plough was well over. And yet today, with a new generation working smaller spreads for reasons of necessity, economics, or personal conviction, draft horses are going back to work in a big way, and proving their worth once more. This book…

Horse tack: The complete equipment guide for riding and driving $106.18 Text and illustrations provide detailed information on the various kinds of equipment needed for riding, driving, and maintaining a stable. Also includes information on hats and boots for the rider….

Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages for Pleasure: The Classic Illustrated Guide to Coaching, Harnessing, Stabling, etc. (Dover Transportation) $11.33 Comprehensive and entertaining guidebook describes how a well-turned out carriage should look and be handled. Wealth of information about horses, harnesses, coaches, stables and liveries, plus “suggestions to the inexperienced.” Over 100 captioned period photographs of coachmen, carts, gigs, phaetons, landaus, runabouts, much more….